Sunday, February 2, 2014

I'm so excited to be part of the Bright Ideas Blog Hop! Thanks for hopping over to my blog to check out my Bright Idea!

Today I want to re-share a quick post and video about my FAVORITE quick and easy way to review or do a quick check for understanding.

We play a game called "Back-to-Back". Here's how it works:

Kids get with a partner and stand back-to-back.

I ask a question- usually using task cards with multiple choice answers. I have a HUGE collection of them. I add new ones for upcoming skills and store the "used ones" under my easel. Here's how I store cards for upcoming skills on my easel. Then I quickly pop off the set I need for the activity and then hang them back up when we're done:

After I ask the question, the kids use a hand signal (sign language letters) to make their choice and then turn around to show their choice to their partner.

If they have the same answer, they give one high-five.

Then I tell the answer and, if they were right, they do a double high-five and then get back-to-back again. Then I ask another question and we continue.

I love this. It lets me see immediately who "gets it" and who doesn't and the kids love playing a game!

Here's a video I made and posted a few years ago... I miss these boys!!!!! Don't mind my annoying gum chewing... it's gross!

I hope that gives you a quick, fun idea you can implement in your classroom RIGHT NOW!

Time to hop on over to the next blog post by Becca at First Grade in Foxwell Forest!

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8 comments:

Thanks for the awesome idea! That definitely makes reviewing more fun! I can't wait to try it out with my second graders this week! I don't know what I would do without all the awesome blogging ideas all you fabulous bloggers come up with. Thanks so much! Hopping on over to the next blog!